| | Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2001.08.22 |
 | | With the help of LGPN she proceeds to investigate the differing reactions to the coming of koine in Arcadia and Cyprus: "conservative" Arcadia did not alter its name forms into koine; "innovative" Cyprus did when writing alphabetically, but did not when using the local syllabic script. |
 | | The explanation: Arcadia was a fundamentally homogeneous linguistic area; on Cyprus the presence of at least three different and non-mutually intelligible languages (Greek, Phoenician and Eteocypriot) in which onomastic alteration from one to another was normal created a disposition to linguistic adaptability. |
 | | Morpurgo Davies' observation of the "intentionality" of Greek personal naming seems to me an important one, with far reaching implications which will require close attention in future historical onomastic studies. |
| ccat.sas.upenn.edu /bmcr/2001/2001-08-22.html (3597 words) |